Army Corps reacts to senators' jabs over Table Rock dispute

7:57 PM,
Sep. 17, 2013

Dewey Short Visitor Center

Written by

Stephen Herzog
sherzog@news-leader.com

An official with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said he does not yet have a clear answer on why a two-year-old agreement to manage parks on Table Rock Lake is now considered legally questionable.

Brig. Gen. Tom Kula, based out of Dallas, said a better answer should be offered soon as to why a local nonprofit, Ozarks Rivers Heritage Foundation, can no longer collect usage fees to operate eight parks around the lake on behalf of the corps. The nonprofit's two-year involvement has been lauded as productive and valuable.

Kula said the corps is working on better explaining the change in legal ...